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We both lost our brother to war in Somalia. The least Congress could do is thoroughly debate and vote on where, when, and most importantly, why we should send our friends and family to fight and potentially die in endless conflicts.

The U.S. mission in Somalia is a peripheral concern with no strategic value.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs estimates there are approximately 25 places that have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day.

"We think 30,000 is the absolute minimum of what needs to be placed in Poland," Radek Sikorski, a member of the European Parliament, said.

"I don't think you should ever take it off the table," the Republican senator said.

"The only pressure that Putin would respond to," Clinton said, would be tougher sanctions against the oligarchs with close ties to Vladimir Putin.

John Herbst said that while the U.S. doesn't need to send troops to Ukraine, the White House should have sent major weapons back in the spring of 2021.

There are approximately 80,000 American service members in Europe, sparking concern for their safety as Russia's threat increases.

President Joe Biden is also sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of about 1,000 troops based in Germany to Romania, according to an unnamed official.

McConnell said he's heard "encouraging" things about what the Biden administration plans to do about the Russian invasion threat.

Policymakers in Washington insist the U.S. is turning the page from the post-9/11 era. The Biden administration has started the process in its first year.

In America, we have a severe problem with untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—and it doesn't just affect veterans.

The maximum penalty Scheller could have been issued was a forfeiture of two-thirds of his monthly pay for 12 months and a letter of reprimand.

"This is me accepting accountability. But it deeply pains me that my senior leaders are incapable of being as courageous," Scheller told the judge.

On Thursday, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller plead guilty to all six misdemeanor-level charges during a court-martial hearing.

The military's various aircrafts, bases, offices and more collectively burn more oil than most countries.

"Just as we managed to wipe out terrorists from most of Syria, we will work to end the occupation with the same resolve and determination," said Faisal Mekdad.

Only 34 percent of respondents now approve of President Joe Biden on foreign policy, while 59 percent disapprove.

Police are asking the public to help identify the suspected vandal after the flags were deliberately ripped.

Among those that have been named are Maxton William Soviak of Ohio, David Lee Espinoza of Texas and Rylee McCollum of Wyoming.

"To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in a memo.

"The Taliban should not be allowed to tell us how long we are there to get our personnel out. That's our decision, not theirs," McConnell said on Tuesday.

A collection of photos documenting the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over last Sunday.

About 4,500 U.S. troops are on the ground in Afghanistan to secure the airport and assist with the airlift, with several hundred more expected in 24 hours.

"There is no way humanly possible that you can keep our promise, the one that the president has promised, by August 31," the Democrat congressman said.

On Monday, President Biden told the nation: "The Afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight." But Roya Rahmani disagreed, "Afghan people did not want this to be their fate and destination."

The president said he stood by his decision to remove U.S. troops and that "nation building" was never the goal in Afghanistan.

"I think Donald Trump bears huge blame and Joe Biden will ultimately bear the ultimate blame," Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said.

"From the start, the mission was flawed by design," Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, said of the Afghanistan War.

"I think our allies here in the U.S. have also lost the psychological war...the story back at home is, they are abandoned," Adela Raz said Friday.